Investigative Forensic Psychology Bournemouth University (BU)

Why study MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology at BU?

• Learn about the underlying theories regarding the psychology of investigations and consider areas such as how face-processing can assist identification of individuals 
• Explore different offence types – sexual offending, murder and violent crime, group offending, and different forms of cyber-crime 
• Investigate and scrutinise violent mocked-up crime scenes to provide investigative evidence and learn how to present expert witness testimony in a mock court 
• Evaluate victims, witnesses, suspects and offenders as well as the environment, geography and time to create fieldwork and case studies based on real experiences 
• Benefit from the expert knowledge of our academics and guest speakers, including the Course Leader Dr Terri Cole who shares her extensive experience as a behavioural investigative adviser and serious crime analyst  
• Develop transferable skills like writing grant proposals and how to publish research as well as working closely with a member of staff for your research topic, perhaps linked to your future career aspirations. 

Superb facilities

You will have access to our superb facilities, including an on-campus crime scene training centre, mock courtrooms and psychology testing suites with the latest eye-tracking and face-processing equipment.  

Entry requirements for this course

Contact Bournemouth University (BU) to find course entry requirements.

View foundation and pathway programmes to help you meet academic and language entry requirements.